Ohio State’s New President Called a Strong Choice

At Irvine, Michael Drake has been a skilled fundraiser, which is
a key part of the job at Ohio State. He is a champion of
diversity in the workforce, an area in which OSU has struggled
and university officials have said they want to improve.

And Drake, an ophthalmologist, has managed a medical center. He
led the expansion and revitalization of a troubled medical center
at Irvine, and before that, oversaw medical schools throughout
the University of California system. He will step into OSU amid
construction of a $1 billion cancer hospital.